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Four people were killed in the crash on Saturday, September 16, when a southbound travelling Mercedes box van crashed through the central reservation and collided with two cars on the northbound carriageway.

Neighbours near their home in Liverpool paid tribute to the "lovely couple". One woman told the Liverpool Echo said it had come as a great shock to them.

She said: "It’s truly awful for their family, they were such good people and they deserved that holiday but this is seriously a tragedy."

Another man said: "They’ve been good neighbours and great friends to us. We’re still trying to get our heads around it."

The fourth victim was previously named as 46-year-old Adrian Beaumont, from Bristol. He was driving a Seat Leon, with his 42-year-old partner and their two children, aged 12 and 10.

Adrian Beaumont, 46, died in a crash on the M5 on Saturday (September 16)

According to police, his two children are in a stable condition and his wife is in a critical condition.

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset police said: “Our thoughts are very much with the loved ones of all the people who died and were injured in this collision.”

As emergency services were responding to the crash just north of Bristol at 2.30pm, motorists rushed to help crash victims.

Alex Morgan, a former Royal Marine enroute to a wedding in Coventry was the first on the scene and helped to pull two children from the wreckage of one of the vehicles.

Alex Morgan, right, was one of the first at the scene of the M5 crash yesterday (September 16) (Image: SWNS)

He told Somerset Live: "I looked up and saw the (van) but couldn't initially see the car because we were in the middle lane with a caravan and a few cars in front of us.

“I exited the vehicle and headed towards the site as quickly as possible to see how I could help.”

He added: "There were a few others who had already identified a fire in the front of the (Seat) which was badly crumpled, and a couple of people were already fetching fire extinguishers from caravans, so I happened to be the first one to the door of the vehicle.

“On approaching the vehicle I could already hear two children screaming and, when looking inside, they were both in the back suspended upside down from their seat belts.

“They were both fully conscious with no initial signs of serious bleeding or injury, so I unclipped the little girl's seatbelt and carried her out, as others worked to extinguish the front of the vehicle.”

Alex Morgan and his girlfriend Hayley (Image: Alex Morgan)

He said: “We took them up the bank and along the bank away from the vehicle, so they could receive first-aid from paramedics who arrived extremely quickly on scene."

He added: “On returning up the bank, a small handful of us began looking in the area in front of the lorry to help identify others who may have been in the third vehicle that was struck, presumably heading northbound as well.

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“By the time emergency services had arrived, there were already many people working tirelessly to assist with the family and do anything they could to help. (During) such an horrendous incident, it was good to see people coming together to do whatever they could.”

Hundreds of motorists were stuck on the motorway as emergency services worked to help those involved in the accident.

Since the crash happened, tributes have been pouring in for Mr Beaumont - among them were his bosses at Nisbets, a catering company in Avonmouth, where he worked for more than a decade.

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A spokesman for the company the Bristol Post: “It is with a heavy heart that Nisbets senior management can sadly confirm that Adrian Beaumont, IT manager and highly respected member of the senior management team, was killed in a road traffic accident on the M5 motorway on Saturday afternoon.”

Klaus Goeldenbot, chief executive officer at the Nisbets Group, also paid tribute. He said: “Adrian was a highly respected colleague who had worked for the Nisbets Group for over ten years.

“Everyone in the business is shocked and saddened at this tragic news and our immediate thoughts are with his wife and children, who were also involved in the accident, as well as with his family and friends. Adrian leaves a legacy of significant achievements and he will be greatly missed by all.”

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